1.The Koraput division of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is set to manufacture 240 aero-engines for Su-30MKI aircraft, with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) sealing a `26,000-crore deal with the aerospace major in this regard, Monday.

2.Senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Akhil Kumar Mishra has assumed charge as Additional Director General (ADG) of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) and the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), Bhubaneswar under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, official sources said, Monday.

3.The Health and Family Welfare department is fully prepared to deal with possible monkeypox threat, Director of Health Services Bijay Kumar Mohapatra said.

4.The Bhitarkanika National Park (BNP) authorities Monday began the annual census of monsoon birds, which throng the wetland sites for nesting in large numbers every year.

5.With over 170,000 lives lost annually due to suicide in India, it is imperative to focus beyond mental health to prevent suicide cases in the country, said an expert in a new study published in The Lancet journal on World Suicide Prevention Day.

 6.The number of people killed in overnight Israeli strikes in Syria has risen to 18 with dozens more wounded, Syria’s health minister said Monday — the largest death toll in such an attack since the beginning of the war in Gaza

7.The 20th edition of the ‘Yudh Abhyas 2024’, the joint military exercise between India and the US, started at Mahajan Fields in Rajasthan’s Bikaner Monday and will continue till September 22, said officials here.

8.The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to stop the export of arms and military equipment to Israel which is fighting a war in Gaza, saying the court cannot enter into the domain of the nation’s foreign policy.

9.Elon Musk may become the world’s first trillionaire by 2027, while Gautam Adani may attain that status the following year, a report says.

10.Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Kisan Wing President Tarlochan Singh alias DC was shot dead in Punjab's Khanna on Monday evening, police said.

11.The GST Council headed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman decided Monday to set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) on reducing tax rate on life and health insurance. Taxes on cancer drugs were also slashed.

12.The Supreme Court voiced concern Monday over the absence of a key document that was needed for the post-mortem of the medic raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, and asked the CBI to investigate into it.

13.India plans to have a third of its heavy duty long-haul trucking fleet fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of diesel in five to seven years to cut pollution, according to a draft policy from the federal oil ministry.

14.Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes Rishabh Pant is on course to become an all-time great in Test cricket but at the same time, the southpaw needs to raise his game in the shorter formats.

15.The Paris 2024 Games came to a close like they started, in the rain, but amidst a festive atmosphere with an electro-party at the Stade de France to conclude the Paralympics Sunday.